I have a few issues with my job, I should probably be paid more- but because I can cover bills, I don’t mind. All I really want is more time off, but the policy is quite inflexible, and based on seniority. I have 15 paid days for all sick and vacation days, which I realize is more than the zero days so many folks have.
I constantly fluctuate between feeling at my wits end, wondering how I’ll last 40 more years, and feeling like it could be so much worse and that I have to make peace with what I have.
The cognitive dissonance is a huge load on my mind since graduating college and starting my position five years ago. it has not gotten better, I have only cut off social interaction with more and more friends and family as my mental bandwidth diminishes and burnout becomes overwhelming.
But if I had any of the jobs I read about on this sub, I’m not sure how I’d tolerate it.
Not necessarily looking for advice, just wondering if anyone else feels this way.